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\ UR business of distributing raw 
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and manufactured products 


has brought us into contact i gd el eee 
with the most advanced American Se Oe 
designers, who have urged us to satisfy the frequent 
demands for a metal roof in which would exist prac- 
ticability and style. 
The subsequent pages amply illustrate the fact 


that a roof can combine the elements of use and 


ornamentation. 


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A.Page Brown, Architect. . FIVE SANTA BARBARA (CAL.) COTTAGES 
Covered with MERCHANT &CO’S. (Inc) Metal Spanish Tiles. 


RESIDENCES, NORTH BROAD ST., 
Philadelphia. 


McCOLLIN & ALCOCK, Arcarrects. 


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HE exhibitions shown in this book are 
not ideas of an artist conveyed to 
paper, but are reproductions from 

photographs of a few structures covered with 
our Spanish Tiles, These roofs must appeal 
to the observer as vastly increasing the-appear- 
ance of the buildings. The Ril Ne of true 
art and shelter through the medium of metal 


has heretofore been unobtainable. 


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H.F.E.Wendell, Architect. COLORADO BUILDING -~ WORLDS FAIR-CHICAGO 
Covered with MERCHANT 6.CO’S. (Inc) Metal “Spanish’ Tiles. 


_ SaPERIQRITY 


Bye the handsome appearance, the preémi- 


nence of our Spanish Tile over slate or terra 
cotta is not alone in the effect but in durability. 
They do not break nor chip off. They do not have 
to be cemented, nor do they require expensive struc- 


tural work to carry their weight. The relative 


weights are shown below, calculations being based on 


one hundred square feet laid, 


7 


16 oz. Copper, 175 Ibs. 
Slate, - AGO O's 


Perea (Cotta 5:3 700! 5" 


Morgan & Walls, Architects. \ ky « Te: ona 
i NGavered with MERCHANT "E COS. ( (Inc.) Meta panish Tiles. 
aes 


SPANISH TILE, SIZE 7X10. “I 


HE first illustration shows the Tile for flat surfaces, whilst 


the second shows the “Graduated” Tile for domes and 


GRADUATED TILE. . 


conical towers. Our tiles have a high 


vertical lock (that cannot be shown in 


the illustrations) which renders them 


Fafented Depea be: ae when laid on the roof or dome abso- 
lutely storm proof, the general construction allowing for expansion and 


contraction, 


Patented Dec. 6th, 1892. 


; Wm. B.Tuthill, Architect: PRINCETON | NUN tt ” 
Covered with MERCHANT 6&.CO’S. (inc) Metal “Spanish” Tiles. 


TueEseE two Stations and Towers are 


covered with one hundred thousand 
square feet of Merchant’s Metal 


“Spanish Tiles.” 


ND CENTRAL’ 
- STATION : 
PORTLAND. ORE. 


Sp ae cop pe § 


DENVER, COL. 


MESSRS. VAN BRUNT & HOWE, ARCHITECTS. 


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’ | Architects. MADDON HALE Ar ALINER Ee esl ova) ING Oo) 
-L. Hillman, 


Covered with MERCHANT 6.CO’S. (Inc) Metal “Spanish’ Tiles. 


WALTER KATTE, Curzr Enarneer 
125TH STREET STATION, aseemmnene iia CUR — : M. M. ere Aset, Exomers, 
N.Y. C. & H.R. Ry., New York City, N.Y. ; : N. Y.C.&H.R.R.R. 


Covered with MERCHANT &.CO'S. (inc) Metal “Spanish’ Tiles. 


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S.R:Badgley, Architect. 


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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - GOUVENEUR,N.Y. 
Covered with MERCHANT &CO’S. (Inc) Metal “Spanish Tiles. 


MERCHANT'S COMBINATION SKYLIGHT 
SPAR VEN ALOR: 


VENTILATOR that will transmit into dark and 
unhéalthy rooms a ray of sunlight and simultane- 

ously dissipate foul air has a combination of properties that 
commands the esteem of every well informed man. None 
of the functional abilities of the Star Ventilator are sacrificed 


in the construction of this Combination Skylight Ventilator. 


HE STAR VENTILATOR is known throughout the 
entire country as having functional ability excelling © 

that of all others. It is not a mere cap, but is con- 
structed on scientific principles 
that create a strong upward 
suction, and is absolutely storm- 
proof. ’Tis applied with equal 
success for ventilation, stack 


and chimney drafts, 


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NEW YORK HARBOR SHOWING ELLIS ISLAND BUILDINGS 
Covered with MERCHANT &CO'S. (Inc) Roofing Plates. 


bao. 


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Ellis Island 


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THE STARYENTi Lato 
ABOVE ALL OTHERS 
IN SCIENTIFIC AND « 
FUNCTIONAL ADVANTAGES 


I 82 Star Ventilators 
are the means of purifying 


the atmosphere of this Hospital. ef : 
A> NEW FRENCH HOSPITAL IN SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 


Some of them being 36” in diameter. | : aoe Wm. MOoSER, G. MoriN GousTiAux, 
ASSOCIATED ARCHITECTS, 


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F.L.&E.W. Smith, Architects ND i ma oe lt ye ie wes LDENCE 


Covered with MERCHANT ¢.CO’S. (Inc) Metal “ Spanish’ Tiles. 


material in their 
respective classes 
that a thorough 


knowledge of the 


business and care 


MAKING STEREOTYPE METALS. 


can command, be- 
lieving that by this method alone we can do jus- 
tice, not only to ourselves, but to those who rely 


upon us. 


T ALWAYS has been and shall continue to be-our aim to 


manufacture and distribute the very highest grades of roofing 


MERCHANT & Co.’s (INC.) TINPLATE AND SMELTING WORKS. 


Making Solder. 


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Making Merchants Roofing Plates. Making Stereotype a Babbitt Metal 


ON 
_ SEPTEMBER 


23RD. 189 * 
—— THE UNITED STATES 
; GOVERNMENT 


Broadly Distributed Specifications for 
PEE Sa “ROOFING TIN: 


ret nt. To be placed on the 


NEW -COVERNMENT: PRINTING-OFFICE., as fllons: 


“The United States desires only the best quality of dipped roofing 
plates, and samples showing surface inperfections, or irregularities in size, weight, or shape will be rejected. Comparative 
tests will be made for weight, ductillity, uniformity of plates, and thickness and quality of coating; all of which as well as 
prices, will be considered in awarding the contract.” 

“Each bid must be accompanied by a full sample box and must state the brand and the average net weight per box 
of the roofing plates offered. No quantity less than a full box will be received as a sample and unsuccessful bidders can 
remove their samples as soon as contract is awarded.” 


Under these rigid specifications, examination and tests were made by a committee who awarded the contract to 


MERCHANT & CO., incoporatep. 


Further comment on the superiority of our roofing plates is unnecessary, 


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